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Caleb Martin Rumors
Mavs' coaches had no hard feelings Quentin Grimes was traded
Tim MacMahon: But I'm just telling you, there were Mavericks coaches who were not happy with another trade that the team made and weren’t shy to let me know about it. None of the Mavericks coaches were upset about the Grimes-for-Martin trade. They didn’t really value Grimes long-term, which is a long-winded way of saying: if he’s getting something around the mid-level, I think that would be a good deal for him.
Law Murray: Anthony Davis, PJ Washington Jr, Dereck Lively II, Caleb Martin are all available per Mavericks Daniel Gafford and Jaden Hardy out Klay Thompson available after missing second half last night due to illness/blowout
What have your conversations with Kyrie been like since he suffered his season-ending ACL tear? Anthony Davis: In basketball, man, s— happens. [It’s] Kind of been going around the league, not even just the league but in sports in general, freakish injuries. I saw [Irving’s] play. Once he stepped in, he went down for a split second. The first thing I thought was, ‘Please, don’t let it be his ACL.’ And I went to go check on him, and he said it right then and there. I was like, ‘[expletive] .’ I could just tell how it was. We went from that to Gaff [Gafford] with his knee, Ex [Exum] with his hand, and O-Max [Prosper] with his hand. Then you had be Will [Brandon Williams] with his hammy and D-Live [Lively] already had his foot, J-Hardy [Jaden Hardy] with his ankle. Like f— man, we can’t catch the break, Caleb [Martin], with everything he got going on. PJ’s [Washington’s] ankle. But credit to these guys who around the clock getting treatment and doing everything we can to get back on the floor to make this push. But in [Irving’s] instance, during that time, I let him have time to himself, his team, and everything. And then obviously, I was in the back with him, gave him some space, and then once he did everything he needed to do, he came back to the locker room where I was at. And his whole mood was just different as far as he was like, ‘Hey listen, ain’t nothing I can do about it.’ His mindset went from ‘f—’ to let’s get ready to start this rehab process and get back. So that’s the opposite, tough injury, but I know he’s had some pretty significant injuries, the kneecap and everything, and he came back the same Kai. So, it’s my job to hold the fort down the rest of the season and then go into next season with some of the offseason things that we’re pretty sure we’re going to do. Then, have him have his time to get back healthy, get back right, come in, and be Kyrie again.
Dallas Mavericks PR: Mavs Injury Update at BKN (1/2): Anthony Davis (left adductor strain) - AVAILABLE Brandon Williams (low back tightness) - AVAILABLE Caleb Martin (right hip strain) - OUT Dante Exum (left hand fracture) - OUT Kyrie Irving (left knee sprain / ACL Tear) - OUT
Anthony Davis upgraded to doubtful for first time since suffering adductor injury
Mike Curtis: #Mavs star Anthony Davis (left adductor strain) has been upgraded to doubtful for tomorrow’s game against the #Nets. Brandon Williams (low back tightness) is probable. Caleb Martin (right hip strain) remains out.
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Eddie Sefko: Mavs' new injury update: Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Dante Exum, Caleb Martin and O-Max Prosper out. Brandon Williams probable.
“… You tell my guy (James Harden) that you’re gonna do something for him, a guy that you brought from all these teams, and then you don’t. Like, did AI tell him not to pay James Harden this amount of money? Does the AI tell him to go get Paul George, hire Nick Nurse? “Does AI tell you to get the guy from Miami, Caleb Martin, because he played well in the Boston series? He can’t shoot the ball. You got three dominant guys that need the ball in their hands. Why is that the first guy that you go get? How did you come up with picking a team? Why do you want to start a brand-new team and try to win a championship? I haven’t seen any team that has 10 new guys be really good the following year. I don’t even know if any team has ever done that. “I’m just not a fan of how he goes about choosing players and flipping players in and out. It’s kind of like he’s trying to outsmart the game too much.”
Brad Townsend: Kidd says Exum continues to be on a minutes restriction, 20-25 minutes. Also, Powell and Martin and Williams are on minute restrictions. So Mavs have 9 players and four are on minute restrictions. What a mess.
Mike Curtis: #Mavs guard Dante Exum is out for tomorrow’s game against the #Bucks due to a right foot contusion. Caleb Martin (right hip strain) has been upgraded to doubtful.
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Joey Mistretta: Jason Kidd's full quote on Caleb Martin's injury recovery: "He's doing extremely well, there's a lot of positive things around him right now so he's trending in the right direction. Hopefully here in the next couple days we have some really good news. His rehab sessions have been going really good, hasn't had any setbacks... Hopefully he's back here soon, sooner than later." #MFFL
Mavericks did not censor Luka Doncic in team video
The apparent audacity of the Mavericks made for good social media fodder. However, while the players the Mavericks blacked out are indeed no longer with the team, none of them is Dončić. WFAA tracked down the original clips that were blacked out and confirmed it was actually Quentin Grimes and Maxi Kleber who got the redacted treatment. Like Dončić, both players were sent away at the trade deadline, Kleber as part of the Dončić deal and Grimes in a trade for Caleb Martin with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Sixers confident in re-signing Guerschon Yabusele during free agency
The 76ers were reluctant to part ways with Guerschon Yabusele ahead of last Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. With that in mind, they made the necessary transactions to prioritize re-signing him in free agency this summer. “I don’t think you can ever be confident in an unrestricted free agent, but we feel very good,” president of basketball operations Daryl Morey said. “We love him. We just freed up more with [Caleb Martin’s] contract going out; we freed up more room for the future. So we feel very good about retaining Yabu.”
Also presumably due to the same security concerns, Harrison did not speak Friday at the press conference to welcome Davis and fellow newcomers Christie and Caleb Martin to town. Sources tell The Stein Line that the organization has been wary of the heightened emotions all over town since last Monday, when team employees received word from team counsel Sekou Lewis about a "security-related threat" to the Mavericks' main offices.
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